Courses

Empowering individuals and teams to embody their core values and be their best selves.

ONLINE AND IN-PERSON SHORT COURSES & WORKSHOPS

Which Suite(s) suit you best?

Personal Suite

For individuals on a journey of self-development

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Presenter Suite

For Speakers, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs

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Job Seeking Suite

For people in transition, immigrant professionals, and women re-entering the workforce

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Leadership Suite

For Leaders, Managers, and Influencers

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Team Suite

For Organizations, Departments, and Project Teams

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The PERSONAL Suite

Team Building with Improvisation

Align your team with this hilarious, improvised games and lateral thinking workshop that develops their brainstorming, creativity and communication skills in a hands-on team-building experience.

The Coach Approach to Leadership with The Coaching Clinic ™ Workshop – for internal teams and public groups

Fact: Managers and leaders who employ a coach-approach to leading others produces stronger teams and better results. Learn how to better engage others through a proven coaching conversation model!

Perfect Your Personal Pitch

Learn to deliver a precise powerful and authentic pitch that encapsulates your personality, passion and career potential.

Present Well Online

Learn to confidently use your voice, appearance and online presentation skills to ensure the engagement of others in virtual meetings.

Business Communications Skills

Learn to express yourself with professionalism, passion and clarity in business situations such as Informational and Job Interviews where communicating your personality, expertise and career potential is crucial.

Mastering Conversational Skills

Learn to build engaging conversations quickly with strangers in a business scenario, on a date or while you wait for your coffee order.

Land that Job! Networking and Interviews Made Easier!

Learn how to grow your personal network, leverage your strengths, and confidently apply advanced research and interview skills. Ideal for jobseekers and immigrant professionals wanting to create a practical action plan to find the job you desire and deserve!

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level II

Fine tune the Storytelling skills you acquired in Level 1 by digging deeper into conflict, stagecraft, narrative, vocal and character techniques and comic viewpoints.

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level I

Learn to captivate, entertain and motivate people with stories from your own life using John’s step-by-step interactive journey towards brilliant oral storytelling.

Find the Funny in You!

Discover your own comedic perspective and delivery style working one-to-one with John on bringing authentic humour to your conversations and presentations. Laugh while you learn!

The PRESENTER Suite

Present Well Online

Learn to confidently use your voice, appearance and online presentation skills to ensure the engagement of others in virtual meetings.

Mastering Conversational Skills

Learn to build engaging conversations quickly with strangers in a business scenario, on a date or while you wait for your coffee order.

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level II

Fine tune the Storytelling skills you acquired in Level 1 by digging deeper into conflict, stagecraft, narrative, vocal and character techniques and comic viewpoints.

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level I

Learn to captivate, entertain and motivate people with stories from your own life using John’s step-by-step interactive journey towards brilliant oral storytelling.

Find the Funny in You!

Discover your own comedic perspective and delivery style working one-to-one with John on bringing authentic humour to your conversations and presentations. Laugh while you learn!

The JOBSEEKER Suite

Perfect Your Personal Pitch

Learn to deliver a precise powerful and authentic pitch that encapsulates your personality, passion and career potential.

Present Well Online

Learn to confidently use your voice, appearance and online presentation skills to ensure the engagement of others in virtual meetings.

Business Communications Skills

Mastering Conversational Skills

Learn to build engaging conversations quickly with strangers in a business scenario, on a date or while you wait for your coffee order.

Land that Job! Networking and Interviews Made Easier!

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level I

Learn to captivate, entertain and motivate people with stories from your own life using John’s step-by-step interactive journey towards brilliant oral storytelling.

Find the Funny in You!

Discover your own comedic perspective and delivery style working one-to-one with John on bringing authentic humour to your conversations and presentations. Laugh while you learn!

The TEAM Suite

Team Building with Improvisation

Align your team with this hilarious, improvised games and lateral thinking workshop that develops their brainstorming, creativity and communication skills in a hands-on team-building experience.

The Coach Approach to Leadership with The Coaching Clinic ™ Workshop – for internal teams and public groups

Fact: Managers and leaders who employ a coach-approach to leading others produces stronger teams and better results. Learn how to better engage others through a proven coaching conversation model!

Present Well Online

Learn to confidently use your voice, appearance and online presentation skills to ensure the engagement of others in virtual meetings.

Business Communications Skills

Mastering Conversational Skills

Learn to build engaging conversations quickly with strangers in a business scenario, on a date or while you wait for your coffee order.

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level II

Fine tune the Storytelling skills you acquired in Level 1 by digging deeper into conflict, stagecraft, narrative, vocal and character techniques and comic viewpoints.

Find the Funny in You!

Discover your own comedic perspective and delivery style working one-to-one with John on bringing authentic humour to your conversations and presentations. Laugh while you learn!

“The Values-based Leadership Workshop delivered by Wendy provided an opportunity to take a deeper look at my personal values…It was a chance to slow down, take a breath, and reflect. I have an emerging sense of importance of being values-driven…The new theoretical models can easily apply to my areas of practice and offer a way to better support my teams.”

Comments from Leaders of NGOs at the 2019 Provincial Leadership Conference

The LEADER Suite

Team Building with Improvisation

Align your team with this hilarious, improvised games and lateral thinking workshop that develops their brainstorming, creativity and communication skills in a hands-on team-building experience.

The Coach Approach to Leadership with The Coaching Clinic ™ Workshop – for internal teams and public groups

Fact: Managers and leaders who employ a coach-approach to leading others produces stronger teams and better results. Learn how to better engage others through a proven coaching conversation model!

Present Well Online

Learn to confidently use your voice, appearance and online presentation skills to ensure the engagement of others in virtual meetings.

Business Communications Skills

Mastering Conversational Skills

Learn to build engaging conversations quickly with strangers in a business scenario, on a date or while you wait for your coffee order.

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level II

Fine tune the Storytelling skills you acquired in Level 1 by digging deeper into conflict, stagecraft, narrative, vocal and character techniques and comic viewpoints.

Craft Your Story with IMPACT Level I

Learn to captivate, entertain and motivate people with stories from your own life using John’s step-by-step interactive journey towards brilliant oral storytelling.

Find the Funny in You!

Discover your own comedic perspective and delivery style working one-to-one with John on bringing authentic humour to your conversations and presentations. Laugh while you learn!

Going into the interview I felt prepared. I was interviewed by a panel of senior managers. And the competition was stiff! When I left the room, I felt really good. Whether I got the job or not was out of my hands. Later I learned that I had done really well. I got the job! I attribute this to my preparation, expertise and skills, and having Wendy as a coach.

Sandra McFadyn, Senior Policy Analyst

Thank you for the class! It was great. I really enjoyed it. I will miss everyone tomorrow night. I found the diversity of the group wonderful. So much to learn and share, communication; that is what makes the world go around.

Terry G, Student of Mastering Conversational Skills Course

The exercises and role play where we practise with other class members was extremely valuable. John is excellent tutor. He is very engaging, fun and very relatable.

Reece, Student of Mastering Conversational Skills Course

Awesome! I discovered that some of my habits are annoying people when we are having a conversation. I had no idea that they were putting people off. It was really a lightbulb moment for me. You are right John, I need to take responsibility for my own communication and change this behaviour. Many many thanks!! Through your course, I am learning a lot and becoming more self-aware. I'm very excited!

Svetlana, Student of Mastering Conversational Skills Course

5 stars! I love hearing stories and telling them. This course was great for fleshing out story ideas and learning how to script them with a structure for maximum impact. John is an accomplished performer who encourages everyone to participate. It was really good to see others find their story and improve throughout the course. Thank you John.

Coralie, Student of Tell your Story with Impact Course

John did a fabulous job in keeping everybody totally engaged. Excellent insights and tips. I appreciated the gracious feedback from John and the other participants. 5 stars!

Ranjit, Student of Tell your Story with Impact Course

I definitely recommend the course as valuable - it gave great insight into human behaviour, especially those things that we may be doing unknowingly, and how we can modify our approach. The course and tutor rating are high. The online course made the experience quite enjoyable as it was in the comfort of one’s home.

Fortem Australia participant, Student of Tell your Story with Impact Course

John’s course and information made me recall previous/historical conversations that I had found hard or frustrating, along with my positive experiences. To take those moments into the group chats and breakout pairs exercises was very helpful. I really benefitted from practising my ability to form positive introduction conversations that can then continue, with people I have never spoken to before.

Brad, Student of Tell your Story with Impact Course

John puts the simplicity back into storytelling and the heart back into humour

Weekend Notes review

I have been working with Wendy since 2013. She is a constant source of creative and practical business and professional insight. Wendy supported me through the successful launch a new business and continues to be a sounding board for new ventures and business challenges.

Larry Rugoff, Owner, Fire Wise Landscaping, Northern California

Wendy Knowles is one of the most creative and engaging thought leaders I’ve had the chance to get to know. I was truly impressed with her Canadian Values Alliance Research Project and the Barrett’s Values Model. As a volunteer table facilitator for the Canadian Values workshop she coordinated in Halifax, I saw first-hand how she skilfully presented the Barrett Values Model and then facilitated a rich, provocative discussion among diverse groups.

Denise Delong, Education Consultant,
Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (Province of Nova Scotia, Canada)

Wendy is a deeply wise coach who is conceptual but solidly practical. A an agent of change she is committed to professional growth and community development.

Denise Delong, Education Consultant,
Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (Province of Nova Scotia, Canada)

We are living in a time where the quality of conversations must rise to meet pressing and complicated societal needs. In her work she is unafraid to tackle sensitive issues that if not explored, just keep the status quo in place.

Denise Delong, Education Consultant,
Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (Province of Nova Scotia, Canada)

Wendy has the competence and capacity to help organizations / businesses and leaders see where values, authenticity, and heart-felt passion are central to meaningful change.

Denise Delong, Education Consultant,
Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (Province of Nova Scotia, Canada)

Wendy is able to create a beautiful, safe space for self-discovery in the journey deep within one's heart to find one’s own heart answer. Wendy helps clients like myself access a depth mind and emotions noticing areas often left often unexpected that stand in a way of one’s happiness. I highly recommend Wendy's to anyone who is looking to be reflected and become more authentic, more vulnerable - someone who wants to find their true voice, someone who can join you on your quest off into the future – your personal visionary quest for what's possible. Wendy also really gets down to details of the process that lays ahead for one’s success in achieving the results that are include a better life.

Dorota Klimowicz,
Former Managing Partner, Polstar Group; Business Transformation Champion

It was great to know and understand how personal values impact both personal and work relationships.

Senior Manager, Not for Profit in Nova Scotia
Student of Values Workshop

I would recommend The Coaching Clinic to other leaders in my organization...The Coaching Model was most valuable. Made me stop and think through the process – not just talk...Wonderful tools to get me started on a new coaching process!

Managers at Conexus Credit Union
Participants of The Coaching Clinic

Wendy’s strengths include open and objective interpersonal coaching, exceptional ability to listen and guide self awareness and discovery in professional development and management.

Lucy Krucko, Former Senior Director, eCommerce, BCE Emergis, Bell Canada
Participant in Coaching with Wendy

Wendy Knowles has helped me nearly double my sales in just three months of working together but it goes much deeper than the numbers. Wendy’s sales coaching is about learning about ourselves and conducting all of our interpersonal dealing, professional and personal, from that place of self-awareness. The more self-aware we become the more we can relax and focus on the needs of others. I am so pleased with the results so far, and I am just starting to implement the learning. It really is life changing.

Barb Whyte, Senior Account Manager, Rogers Media
Professional Sales Coaching with Wendy

Though my Financial Consultancy practice has grown adequately over the past ten years, I felt I had ‘hit the wall’ in terms of available time to both service my existing clients and attract a flow of new business. I engaged Wendy Knowles to assess my predicament and provide coaching in the development of effective, sustainable marketing strategy and the overall performance of my practice. Wendy and I have been working together for approximately three months. During this time she has proven herself adept at identifying both the strengths in my practice and the areas most need of improvement. In particular, she has provided valuable insight on the effects of existing business image and marketing practices. She has assisted me greatly in conceiving and implement the changes needed to improve performance in the marketing area and indeed, the practice as a whole.

John Collins, Certified Financial Planner, Cartier Partners Financial Services Inc.
Professional Sales Coaching with Wendy

The Strategic Sales Skills Series provided me with focus, vision, and sustained clarity in the sales process for my consulting practice. Wendy’s approach involves crafting and maintaining professional business relationships that support the client in their goals and strategies. Listening and hearing the client at different levels in the essence of consultative selling.

Janet Porter, M. Eng. PMP, Synaptiqa Inc.
Professional Sales Coaching with Wendy

Courses

Which Suite(s) suit you best?

Personal Suite

Presenter Suite

Job Seeking Suite

Leadership Suite

Team Suite

The PERSONAL Suite

The PRESENTER Suite

The JOBSEEKER Suite

The TEAM Suite

The LEADER Suite

What Clients Say

Thank you for the class! It was great. I really enjoyed it. I will miss everyone tomorrow night. I found the diversity of the group wonderful. So much to learn and share, communication; that is what makes the world go around.

The exercises and role play where we practise with other class members was extremely valuable. John is excellent tutor. He is very engaging, fun and very relatable.

John did a fabulous job in keeping everybody totally engaged. Excellent insights and tips. I appreciated the gracious feedback from John and the other participants. 5 stars!

John puts the simplicity back into storytelling and the heart back into humour

I have been working with Wendy since 2013. She is a constant source of creative and practical business and professional insight. Wendy supported me through the successful launch a new business and continues to be a sounding board for new ventures and business challenges.

Wendy is a deeply wise coach who is conceptual but solidly practical. A an agent of change she is committed to professional growth and community development.

We are living in a time where the quality of conversations must rise to meet pressing and complicated societal needs. In her work she is unafraid to tackle sensitive issues that if not explored, just keep the status quo in place.

Wendy has the competence and capacity to help organizations / businesses and leaders see where values, authenticity, and heart-felt passion are central to meaningful change.

It was great to know and understand how personal values impact both personal and work relationships.

I would recommend The Coaching Clinic to other leaders in my organization...The Coaching Model was most valuable. Made me stop and think through the process – not just talk...Wonderful tools to get me started on a new coaching process!

Wendy’s strengths include open and objective interpersonal coaching, exceptional ability to listen and guide self awareness and discovery in professional development and management.